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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-14900 outperforms the cheaper Core i7-4790K on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i9-14900 is 3539 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-4790K.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-4790K
- Up to 76% cheaper than Core i9-14900 - $140.97 vs $578.99
Advantages of Intel Core i9-14900
- Performs up to 27% better in Valorant than Core i7-4790K - 982 vs 774 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-4790K - 32 vs 8 threads
Valorant
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i7 Quad-core i7-4790K 4GHz Desktop Processor
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Intel Core i9-14900 Desktop Processor 24 cores (8 P-cores + 16 E-cores) up to 5.8 GHz
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i7-4790K
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
Core i9-14900
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2024
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-4790K
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
Single-Core
1387
47.08078750848608%
Multi-Core
4394
27.699678497131693%
Intel Core i7-4790K | vs | Intel Core i9-14900 |
|---|---|---|
| May 1st, 2014 | Release Date | Jan 8th, 2024 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Haswell | Codename | Raptor Lake |
| Intel Socket 1150 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 24 |
| 8 | Threads | 32 |
4.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.0 GHz |
| 4.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.8 GHz |
| 88 W | TDP | Not Available |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
40.0x | Multiplier | 20.0x |
| Intel HD 4600 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i7-4790K or Core i9-14900
Valorant, 1920 x 1080, High
767 FPS
$2.67/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
Core i9-14900
64 GB, 4 TB SSD
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$2,049
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766 FPS
$2.87/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB
Core i9-14900
64 GB, 4 TB SSD
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$2,199
In Stock
767 FPS
$2.48/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
Core i9-14900
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,899
In Stock
767 FPS
$2.96/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
Core i9-14900
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$2,266.99
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946 FPS
$2.85/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER
Core i9-14900
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$2,693.77
In Stock
716 FPS
$2.79/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i9-14900
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,999
In Stock
982 FPS
$4.16/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Core i9-14900
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$4,083.99
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